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PSLV-C50, a communication satellite which is the 52nd mission of PSLV, and 77th launch vehicle mission was launched from the second launch pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota on December 17, 2020

ISRO launches country's 42nd communications satellite

This is the 77th launch vehicle mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.

Though the two planets will be juxtaposed one on top of another, on 21st December night, their actual distance from each other will be around 735 million kms

Get ready for the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn

Ubirajara jubatus is named after a Tupi Indian name for ‘lord of the spear’, in reference to the creature’s stiffened, elongate integumentary structures, and jubatus from the Latin meaning ‘maned’ or ‘crested’.
Artwork © Bob Nicholls / Paleocreations.com 2020

A dinosaur with ‘hair’ and ‘ribbons’ has scientists enthralled

Reuters The hair-like structures appear to be a rudimentary form of feathers called protofeathers

A handout picture released by the University of Aberdeen on December 16, 2020 shows pieces of cedar wood originally discovered in 1872 inside the Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt and recently rediscovered in the collection of the University of Aberdeen's museum after being lost for more than 70 years.

5,000-year-old Great Pyramid artefact found in Scotland

AFP Carbon dating results placed the wood at somewhere between 3341 and 3094 BC, long before the construction of the pyramid

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Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin ‘well tolerated with no serious adverse events’

Bindu Shajan Perappadan The findings of phase 1 clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine have appeared on medRxiv, a preprint server.

This handout photo released by NASA on December 14, 2020 shows the members of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, shown (L-R) are NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer.

Indian-American Raja Chari among 3 astronauts selected by NASA for SpaceX Crew-3 mission

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Handout picture released on December 13, 2020 by Conservation International showing the so-called Bolivian flag snake (Eutrachelophis sp. nov.) -for its colours- recently found at the forests of Bolivias Zongo Valley, north of La Paz, Bolivia.

20 new species discovered in pristine Bolivian Andes

Reuters Co-led by biologist Trond Larsen, the expedition was part of Conservation International’s Rapid Assessment Program

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ISRO launches country's 42nd communications satellite

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Get ready for the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn

A dinosaur with ‘hair’ and ‘ribbons’ has scientists enthralled

5,000-year-old Great Pyramid artefact found in Scotland

Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks

Coronavirus | Covaxin phase-1 trial results show promising results

The findings of phase 1 clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine have appeared on medRxiv, a preprint server.

Indian-American Raja Chari among 3 astronauts selected by NASA for SpaceX Crew-3 mission

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20 new species discovered in pristine Bolivian Andes

Co-led by biologist Trond Larsen, the expedition was part of Conservation International’s Rapid Assessment Program

China prepares for return of lunar probe with moon samples

Recovery of the return vehicle will be complicated by its small size, darkness and heavy snow.

No new concerns with Moderna's coronavirus vaccine: US FDA

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New coronavirus strain spreading in UK has key mutations, scientists say

British scientists are trying to establish whether the rapid spread in southern England of a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is linked

China to open giant telescope to international scientists

China has published a plan to become by 2035 a world leader in artificial intelligence, space, clean energy and robotics.

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Watch | Mount Everest is now officially a little higher

A video on the new height Mount Everest as being 8,848.86 meters

Parts of South America to witness total solar eclipse today

It is absolutely safe to eat, drink, and carry out your daily activities during an eclipse.

Mexican archaeologists uncover facade of Aztec skull tower

The tower's original discovery surprised anthropologists, who had been expecting to find the skulls of young male warriors, but also unearthed the crania of women and children, raising questions about human sacrifice in the Aztec Empire.

China moon probe heads back to Earth

It will become the third country to have retrieved lunar samples after U.S., Russia

Rare Myristica Swamp Treefrog found in Vazhachal forest

The amphibian was identified during anuran exploration in 2018

A platform developed for diagnosing tuberculosis from urine samples

This can help in cases of extrapulmonary TB where there is no sputum sample

Question Corner: What is the use of fingerprints for our body?

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Can vaccines with emergency use approval be used at the population level?

The emergency use approval has been based on safety and efficacy data from limited follow-up

How epigenetics alters the message of inherited genetics

Epigenetics is the biochemical changes dictating expressivity of a gene in a cell

How to use camera traps more ethically in wildlife research

What we do for biodiversity matters, but how we do it matters even more

Indian-American Raja Chari among 18 astronauts selected for NASA’s manned Moon mission

Raja Chari, 43, a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, MIT, is the only Indian-American in the list.

Coronavirus | Novel COVID-19 antibody test gives results in 20 minutes

The new method, called biolayer interferometry immunosorbent assay provides complete quantitative results in less than 20 minutes

Scientists clarify origins of pterosaurs, the dinosaur era's flying reptiles

A poorly understood reptile group called lagerpetids appears to have been the evolutionary precursor to pterosaurs

From telescopes to tectonics: The Hindu Science Quiz

Correct answers are highlighted in green. Click on the correct answer for further reading on the topic.

Mike Pence announces pool of 18 astronauts for next moon missions

The Artemis is planned as a stepping stone to the more-ambitious goal of placing astronauts on Mars.

Man-made mass now outweighs all living biomass on Earth: study

At the current growth rate, man-made material is likely to weigh as much as three teratonnes by 2040.

Explained: Why did Mount Everest’s height change?

The movement of tectonic plates can lift it up ever so gradually, while earthquakes can bring it down.

Honey bees use poop power to repel hornet invaders

Hornets were less likely to land on nest entrances with large numbers of fecal spots, and they spent 94% less time chewing at the entrance if they did land.

China successfully launches two satellites for gravitational wave detection

The GECAM satellites will be used to monitor high-energy celestial phenomena.

A video game to study human emotions

Similar to Pacman, players have to collect coins, but they could encounter 3 types of “monsters” on their way

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IIT-Guwahati develops method to harvest water from air

Researchers claim their pitcher plant-inspired water harvester has high efficiency and can be used in underwater hulls of ships and submarines to prevent bio-fouling

Capsule with asteroid samples arrives in Japan for research

Launched in December 2014, the unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft touched down twice last year on the asteroid Ryugu

Star gazing with astronomers of the past

Award-winning documentary 'Hidden in the mists of Time - The Travancore Observatory', brings the forgotten research facility from the 1830s to new light

India’s human space flight mission likely to be delayed by one year

The Gaganyaan project has the objective of demonstrating human space flight capability to Low Earth Orbit

SpaceX launches new Dragon supply ship to Space Station

For the astronauts’ Christmas feast, the Dragon is carrying roasted turkey, cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, shortbread cookies and tubes of icing.

China successfully launches new Earth observation satellite

Geofen-14 is an optical stereo mapping satellite

Coronavirus | IISc researchers working on COVID-19 detection using Raman spectroscopy, artificial intelligence

“Traditionally a chemist’s tool, Raman spectroscopy has found numerous applications in biomedicine, especially in disease diagnosis.”

Japan’s Hayabusa2 carrying asteroid rocks lands in Australian outback

The spacecraft, launched from Japan's Tanegashima space centre in 2014, took four years to reach the asteroid Ryugu

China completes its first-ever docking in lunar orbit

Scientists hope the samples from Chang’e-5 will help them learn more about the Moon’s origins and volcanic activity on its surface.

Thai researchers unearth rare Bryde’s whale skeleton

A part of the vertebrae coming out of the ground, were spotted by a cyclist in early November

Keeping secrets in a quantum world and going beyond

The new buzz words are: ‘post quantum cryptography’

Question Corner: Can animals other than lizards regrow the tail?

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